SCEA rules

[wjb]

<p>While I agree that important questions often require a call to Yale, your question is directly answered on the Yale website. I believe the visiting rep gave you incorrect information. From the FAQ portion of the Yale Admissions website:</p>

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I am applying to Yale under the Single Choice Early Action program. Can you explain the rules about applying to other colleges under their various early notification programs?
If you are an applicant to Yale under the Single Choice Early Action program, then you may not apply to any early program that notifies candidates in December. However, you may apply to another college’s early notification program under certain conditions. First, **you may apply to a public university’s “rolling” admission program if the program is non-binding (a program is non-binding if you have until May 1 to respond). **Second, you may apply to a college with a scholarship “deadline” only if the notification of admissions occurs in the regular admissions cycle. Finally, you may apply to another college’s “Round 2 Early Decision” program if notification is after January 1. If you are admitted through another college’s “Round 2 Early Decision” program, you must withdraw your application from Yale.

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<p>[Applying</a> to Yale College | Frequently Asked Questions | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/faq/applying.html#23]Applying”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/faq/applying.html#23)</p>

<p>U of Wisconsin Madison falls into the rolling category discussed in the FAQ, so you may submit an application before the Nov. 15 deadline. To be sure, you could send an e-mail to your regional rep (or ask your GC, who may be able to confirm.) But this was certainly the policy in effect at Yale last year. My son had an admission to a rolling state school by late October.</p>